Martin St. Louis has always said developing Caufield's all-around game would be his priority. That approach is paying off now.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to impress, this time by going into Dallas and defeating the Stars, one of the NHL's top teams on the season.

Caufield had an assist, two shots on net and one block in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Stars. Caufield's pretty pass from behind the goal line set up Juraj Slafkovsky, who had a wide open net to tie the game at 1-1,

Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield extended his goal streak to five games on Friday evening with a two-point showing against the Washington Capitals. Caufield would find the back of the net in the second frame on a snap shot.

The Dallas Stars return home after going 4-1 on their five-game road trip, which included a matchup against Thursday’s opponent, the Montreal Canadiens. Dallas has won eight of its last nine games and will look to continue that hot streak against Montreal at the American Airlines Center, where the Stars have dominated their home ice this season.

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Dallas Stars (28-14-1, in the Central Division ... Jamie Benn has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games. Cole Caufield has 24 goals and 18 assists for the Canadiens. Lane Hutson has two goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Dallas hung tough with Montréal through 65 minutes, opening the door for Jason Robertson and Jake Oettinger to lock up the victory

Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their seventh consecutive victory on Saturday night.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Dallas Stars (26-13-1, in the Central Division ... Lane Hutson has three goals and 26 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

The Dallas Stars (26-13-1, 3rd in the Central Division) head to Canada to take on the Montreal Canadiens (19-18-3, 5th in the Atlantic Division) as they

Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas. The Stars snapped Montreal’s three-game winning streak. Sam Montembeault made 34 saves for ...